State Bar of Texas
MEDIA ADVISORY
April 28, 2009
Contact: Kim Davey, 512.427.1713 or 800.204.2222 x 1713
State Bar of Texas Presents
Law Day Awards to Texas
School Students
(Austin)
– The State Bar of Texas and Texas Young Lawyers Association will
present awards to Texas school students
selected as winners of the annual Law Day contest at 11:30
a.m., Friday, May 1, at the Texas Law
Center, 1414 Colorado St., Austin.
“A Legacy of Liberty – Celebrating
Lincoln’s
Bicentennial” is this year’s national Law Day theme. Law Day,
established in 1958 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower,
challenges students to understand how the rule of law impacts their daily
lives and to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to participate in
our democracy.
State Bar President Harper Estes
and President-Elect Roland Johnson
will present the awards, with prizes ranging from $50 - $1,000.
The winning entries:
Editorial Contest Grades 9-12
1st Place
– Veronika Johannsen,
Memorial High School, submitted by Victoria
County Bar
2nd Place
– Garrison Land,
James Bowie
High School, submitted by Austin Bar
3rd Place
– Adrienne Duke, Regents Academy,
submitted by Nacogdoches County Bar
Photography Contest Ages 12-18
1st Place
– Cindy Campos,
H. Grady Spruce High School, submitted by Dallas Bar
Poster Contest Grades K-2
1st Place
– Brady Brazda, Beth Yeshurun
Day School, submitted
by Houston Bar
2nd Place
- Esther Zavala, Seagoville
Elementary, submitted by Dallas Bar
3rd Place
- Rosario Ibarra-Ramirez,
Galindo Elementary, submitted by Austin Bar
Poster Contest Grades 3-5
1st Place
– Angelica Flores,
West Elementary (Progreso), submitted by Hidalgo County Bar
2nd Place
– Paul Gonzalez,
R. C. Burleson Elementary, submitted by Dallas Bar
3rd Place
(tie) – Alma Eva Muñoz,
Galindo Elementary, submitted by Austin Bar
3rd Place
(tie) – Arturo Vallejo,
Gibson Elementary, submitted by Corpus Christi Bar
Poster Contest Grades 6-8
1st Place
– Arushi Garg,
Beckendorff
Junior High School
(Katy), submitted by Houston Bar
2nd Place
– Neal Patel,
Vincent Middle
School (Beaumont),
submitted by Jefferson County Bar
Poster Contest Grades 9-12
1st Place
– Katie Jane Thomas,
Mineola High School, submitted by Wood County
Bar
2nd Place
– Korri Garrett,
Richard King High School,
submitted by Corpus Christi Bar
3rd Place – Ashley
Smith, Hamshire-Fannett High School, submitted by Jefferson
County Bar
The State Bar of Texas is an administrative
agency of the Supreme Court of Texas.
The Bar provides educational programs for the legal profession and the public,
administers the minimum continuing legal education program for attorneys,
and manages the attorney discipline system.
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